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which they now perform upon the county commis- 

 sioners. This will save some expense and probably 

 secure the best men in each county. 



In the north the Utes roam at will over the 

 country; in the south the Mescalero Apaches 

 extend their depredations mto the settlements 

 of Texas, and even to the cities of Mexico. 

 These tribes only remain at their agencies long 

 enough to receive their annuity, goods, and 

 rations. The Navajos have a reservation some 

 30 by 90 miles in extent, yet they roam at will 

 and pasture their flocks in all parts of the Ter- 

 ritory. In some localities the army is also 

 needed to restrain bad white men, and it is 

 urged that Congress be memorialized to permit 

 the regular army to aid the civil authorities of 

 New Mexico in preserving the public peace. 

 Prisoners are now confined in the county jails, 

 which, as a rule, are filthy and insecure. Gov- 

 ernor Axtell, therefore, recommends that meas- 

 ures be taken for the erection of a Territorial 

 prison. 



In view of the danger of traveling unarmed 

 in the Territory, the repeal of the statute 

 against carrying arms is recommended. The 

 repeal of the law allowing jurors 

 to fix the penalty in criminal 

 cases is also recommended. The 

 total expense of the Territory 

 for the past two years has been 

 $12,653.72. The total amount 

 paid into the Treasury from the 

 16th of November, 1875, to the 

 30th of November, 1877, is 

 $118,038.36|. Of this amount 

 $33,395.05f was received for li- 

 censes and fines, and $84,643.31 

 for property taxes. The licenses 

 are too high, enterprise is taxed 

 and property escapes, and many 

 men, by paying both license and 

 property tax, pay double taxes. 

 Of this total amount collected 

 there has been paid back to the 

 counties for jurors, witnesses, 

 bailiffs, fees of district and at- 

 torney - general, sheriff, clerks' 

 fees, and commissions of county 

 assessors, the total sum of $41,- 

 179.82J. Add to thie Territorial 

 expenses elsewhere stated, and 

 the balance of the amount col- 

 lected has been paid for interest 

 on bonds and to redeem outstanding war- 

 rants. Two years ago the outstanding war- 

 rants amounted to $29,394.70. Coupons un- 

 paid $9,650, and $59,800 bonds. 



On the 30th day of November last the ac- 

 count stood as follows : 



Bonds unpaid $4fl,l 00 



Warrants outstanding 



Coupons 



Total f47,8<>38 



Cash In the Treasury 1.210 76 



Total debt .|4,098 22 



There is due from the counties to the Terri- 

 tory from 1870 to 1877 the sum of $76.461.61}. 



The great increase of population and wealth 

 in the extreme northern and southern counties, 

 within the last two years, makes a new ap- 

 portionment absolutely necessary. The coun- 

 ties of Dona Ana, Grant, and Lincoln together 

 elect one member of the Council, Taos alone 

 elects two. Grant County should have a mem- 

 ber of the House, and the three counties named 

 another Senator. Their total voting popula- 

 tion is about 2,000, while Bernalillo, with a vote 

 of only 1,560, has two Senators and three Rep- 

 resentatives. 



Some impof tant events in the recent history 

 of the Territory may be noted. In 1875, the 

 United States military telegraph was completed 

 from Santa Fe to Mesilla, and in 1876 from 

 Mesilla to Tucson, Arizona. In May, 1876, 

 the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad was com- 

 pleted to near the Territorial line at Trinidad, 

 and in 1877 to Fort Garland. In December, 

 1877, a tri-weekly passenger coach line was 

 started between Santa F6 and Garland City ; 

 time 80 hours. The same year direct telegra- 

 phic communication was extended to can 

 Diego, California, and El Paso, Mexico. There 



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are 86 post-offices in New Mexico. The fol- 

 lowing are the newspapers of the Territory : 



New Mexican (daily and weekly), Santa F6 ; 

 Newt and Prew, Cimarron ; Gatette, Las Vegas; 

 Advertiser, Laa Vegas ; Retitta Oatolieo, IMS 

 Vegas; Revitta Etangeliea (monthly! La Ve- 

 gas; Eco, Las Graces; JV, Mesilla; Inde- 

 pendent, Mesilla; Herald, Silver City; Re- 

 view, Albuquerque; Santa Fe Illustrated 

 Monthly, Santa F6. 



NEW YORK. The abrogate balance in 

 the Treasury of all the funds, October 1, 1876, 

 was $8,923,063.78. The aggregate receipt*, 



